Rhonda Baker | |
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 Official portrait | |
| Member of the OklahomaHouseofRepresentatives from the 60th district | |
| In office November 16, 2016 [1] –November 20, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Mike Kelley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17,1968 Yukon,Oklahoma,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Les [2] |
| Children | 3 [2] |
Rhonda Baker (born September 17,1968) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 60th district from 2016 to 2024. [3] [4]
In 2016,District 60 incumbent Dan Fisher chose not to seek re-election. Baker ran for the seat,won a plurality of votes in a three-way Republican primary,went on to win the primary runoff,and defeated Democrat Dennis Purifoy in the general election. Baker ran for re-election in 2018;she defeated primary challenger Jacqueline Smith,and was unopposed in the general election. In 2020,she was re-elected by default. [5] In 2023,Baker,along with Adam Pugh was in attendance during the signing ceremony of Governor Kevin Stitt's anti-diversity,equity and inclusion executive order. [6] She did not run for reelection in 2024. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rhonda Baker | 1,285 | 47.61% | |
| Republican | Chad Slane | 1,035 | 38.35% | |
| Republican | Patrick Case | 379 | 14.04% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rhonda Baker | 909 | 55.63% | |
| Republican | Chad Slane | 725 | 44.37% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rhonda Baker | 9,386 | 67.42% | |
| Democratic | Dennis Purifoy | 4,535 | 32.58% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rhonda Baker | 3,161 | 62.1% | |
| Republican | Jacqueline Smith | 1,926 | 37.9% | |
Baker was unopposed in the 2018 general election. [1]
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